Children’s shoes

Richter

Clothing, textiles and fashion itemsChemical

Country of origin: Austria
Notifying country: Germany

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Requirements breached

The amount of Chromium (VI) found in the leather is too high (measured value: up to 12 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH regulation.

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 20 January 2017

Product

Description: Pair of unpackaged children’s shoes, uppers made of red leather and red fabric with white stitching and appliqué work, red fabric lining and red synthetic outer soles; 2 velcro fastenings per shoe made of red leather with an underlying velcro band; Sample size: 28
Brand: Richter
Model / type: Model 3131, type 12, colour 4111
Batch: Bar code: 2400001879076

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/0144/17 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2017-006
Published: 3 February 2017
Corrigendum: Corrigenda : - Notification A12/0115/17 from Report-2017-005 has been updated to include information concerning the batch number affected. - The production dates of the vehicles affected in Notification A12/0067/17 of Report-2017-004 have been modified following new information from the notifying authority.